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@thatdave.bsky.social
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Gamedev designer/writer/director - Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Pajama Sam, Sam & Max, Wolf Among Us, etc. Most recently, Return to Monkey Island! Currently fiddling around with a game about paper. Halloween-liker, food-maker, dad.

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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So, sometime this summer I picked up a more or less life-sized grinning white skull at a yard sale, which I stashed in the shed with the others until Halloween season. Today when I got it out I turned it over and discovered a sticker on bottom. It just says, “friendship”.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just launched: Kickstarter campaign for the studio cast album of Ron Lytle's amazing musical Christmas in Oz! You can get it on emerald green vinyl(!), or just regular old CD or digital. www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...
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Christmas in OZ Studio Cast Album
A New Musical About Old Friends
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Francisco González @grundislav.games · 14/09/2026
As we passed this building, @jesshaskins.bsky.social remarked, “I think a level designer lives here.”
The outside of an apartment building with bright yellow gates, window bars, and a fire escape. The gate and bars feature pointing arrows.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Comedy is not a genre either and I wish more people would recognize that
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just saw someone I didn’t recognize wearing a Telltale T-shirt. He didn’t seem to recognize me either, so I don’t feel bad.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The QotD is fun for me because sometimes a line like this will turn up and I won't remember where it's from. And then I look it up and it's some bit of completely optional goofiness that has nothing to do with completing the game, it's just in there to establish mood and character.
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Gary Whitta @garywhitta.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
My Hollywood comedy podcast SEE YOU IN HELL is currently on hiatus, but here are a few script pages from a recent episode that dealt with AI in Hollywood as they sum up my thoughts on the matter better than I'm usually able to express them in my social posts:
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Emily Morganti @fovlet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Psyched to have my first byline on Design Room! This article was a lot of fun to write, based a group interview with @rodkin.online @jaredej.bsky.social @thatdave.bsky.social @sasquatchers.wtf and Dave Bogan (who I don't think is on Bluesky).
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 26/08/2026
feels-good-man.bmp www.reddit.com/r/PlaydateCo...
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Playdate Tariff Refund- Massive respect for Panic!
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Briefly expanded my four-monitor setup to be five today, but the sheer power made me too giddy, I had to back it down for my own good.
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Eddy Webb - Pugsteady @pugsteady.com · 29/07/2026
This is fucking reprehensible.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Day 2 I found a Rarity-81 word worth 94 pts in OUTLIER. SHARPSHOOTER · 897 points · 10 rare words. No one else in Outlier has ever found it. 9 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me? playoutlier.com/s/WC67ZX
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OUTLIER · Daily Global Word Game Scored on Rarity
The daily global word game where rare words win. Same grid worldwide. Can you find what everyone else misses?
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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Ghost Retired Pirate LeChuck
Bearded zombie pirate enjoying a can of grog while fishing.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I’ve been dwelling on this for a couple of minutes now, and I think, if @theonion.com can do market manipulation at will… we might not be as bad off as I thought.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 01/07/2026
The 'I mean, it's not even off the table in reality' comment is truly a testimony to the times we live in. Also congrats to @theonion.com on becoming one of the most high-impact news organizations in America.
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◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is the one true recipe for a Reflecting Pool: 2oz rum, 4oz pineapple juice, 1oz blue curacao, one Blue Razzberry Fruit Roll-Up
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Proud of you @devolverdigital.com
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
*Fake inside-traders going viral with their imaginary Polymarket winnings, that's a pretty good Trump scam even by Polymarket standards tech.slashdot.org/story/26/06/...
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Polymarket Paid Dozens to Post Videos of Themselves 'Winning' With Fake Bets - Slashdot
In January a college student posted a video showing him winning $100,000 on Polymarket — one of 145 that appeared to show bets adding up to almost $410,000, reports the Wall Street Journal. "Bu...
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I don’t know about you but I’m fairly tired of everything in this country being a mob boss pressure tactic
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Oh no
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This post was of course brought to you by my own filthy real life glasses
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I figured this must exist, happy that it does.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
It wasn’t up to me, but Alzo was my top pick too.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Is there a game where keeping the character’s glasses or visor clean is part of the play?
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
This is an insane solution. And needs to happen immediately. VA legislature should retire the whole state Supreme Court and appoint a new set of judges who will uphold the vote of the people.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
lol banana with a file in it
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“Cruelly shape each orphan into a ball.”
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Congrats to @theonion.com, now do whitehouse dot gov next.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Oh thank goodness, I’ve been needing one of these
An “Exploitation Guide”
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
See, this is the problem.
Delivery Method: 2 Day Shipping (1 to 6 business days)
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
20-year-old me would not have believed it if you told me I’d be getting coupons in the mail as advertising for the grand opening of a cannabis store
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Pedro Laguna @pedro.laguna.es · 14/04/2026
I see your and raise it: cemetery. - hello, what are you doing here? - (raises urn) my father. - my mother. (Raising urn too) Happened in my family.
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Siobhan Beeman @siobhan.northsky.social · 13/04/2026
The “Calvin’s dad explains two types” meme, inspired by a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon.

Clockwise from top left:
1) Calvin’s dad walks into frame to find Calvin trying to operate a record player. The dad says: “There are only two industries left in America: gambling, and fraud.”

2) The dad shows where the record goes, and how to turn on the player, while Calvin watches. Dad says “Derivatives? Gambling. AI? Fraud. Video games? Gambling. Social media? Fraud.” Calvin says “yeah”.

3) With one hand open palm up, Calvin’s dad cheerfully explains to Calvin out of frame below him, “The stock market looks like gambling, but it’s actually fraud.”

4) In bed in a dark room, Calvin clutches at his pillow, eyes wide in existential terror. There is no text in the panel.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Incidentally, top ten awkward places to bump into friends contender: the emergency room. Oh hey, uh…nice to see you guys?
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Bless @theonion.com, still keeping me sane.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
AOC: “This is a threat of genocide & merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing & cannot be trusted. To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Kelseypaintz @kelseypaintz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I think a 20 minute session of doing an expressionist painting of Bert was the break down I needed to have today.
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Chuck Jordan @sasquatchers.wtf · 03/04/2026
“All the bullshit fringe opinions that are patently unfit to print.”
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Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Just a friendly Thursday reminder to NOT SUPPORT bigoted right wing grifters like this guy. Folks like this will poison your hobby if you allow them to continue to operate without any pushback. Unsubscribe, block and warn the people they're attempting to work with. Show them they're not welcome.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Yep. Mimicry is an important skill for writers in my business, and it's fun, it's like acting for writers. And you can't leave it to AI - if you're telling a story in someone else's IP, you've got to get yourself into the mindset in order to do anything new. It goes far beyond the feel of the text.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Still a relevant question:
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I'll be joining #NoKings tomorrow of course! But if you live in my city, you might have seen me already. I've been turning up by myself at the park downtown for a little while each day, standing where cars can see me, holding a sign that simply says, "ENOUGH". I recommend this.
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Elizabeth @underthesea62.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🚨CA Beware🚨 Chad Bianco, a Riverside sheriff, is running for CA Governor. He's a "former😒" Oath Keeper. Do not let him past the primaries www.npr.org/2021/10/06/1...
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California sheriff defends his past membership in the extremist Oath Keepers militia
In an interview, Sheriff Chad Bianco sought to minimize his past affiliation with the group, 17 members of which have been indicted in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
As always, I’m baffled as to why realism is ever the goal in the first place. (Far better to try to get reality to resemble art than the other way around.)
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Can confirm, Jess has a great pokerface and will absolutely muscle you off the table if she can.
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Ask Us About Loom - An Adventure Game Podcast @askusaboutloom.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Foolish Mortals - my favourite game of last year - is a lovely testament to hardwork and effort to all involved. This thread explains in detail how the game has no AI after a review falsely claimed it has.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I have seen this and it’s very fun!
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Francisco González @grundislav.games · 19/03/2026
More and more I realize that good adventure game design just boils down to communication and clarity.
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Dave Grossman likes pizza @thatdave.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Going through cupboards and unearthed this bottle of Coke that I was saving to drink later after they announced they were changing the taste…in 1985.
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Listening to The Cure and thinking about The Bomb @thewrongnoel.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
If you’re wondering why everyone is so enthusiastically sharing this just click and read it. I promise you won’t regret it.
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